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Bejarano Off Friday Mounts at Saratoga
by Claire E. Novak


Jockey Rafael Bejarano took off his mounts at Saratoga Race Course after feeling pain from an undetermined injury in his left side Friday.
Bejarano, who ranked eighth in the standings going into the afternoon card, had visited the track's first aid station earlier Friday for a complete set of chest and rib X-rays, which came back negative. He complained of trouble breathing after riding two of the earlier carded races and checked himself into first aid again.

"The pain comes and goes," said the jockey's agent, Joe Ferrer. "He'll be off for the rest of the day and hopefully we'll be able to figure out what's wrong."

Ferrer said the pain may be related to an undetected injury suffered Aug.14, when Bejarano's mount in the ninth race, Tizlater, fell at the head of the stretch.

"I don't know if it's from that or not," Ferrer said. "He's been riding fine for the past eight days, so I have no idea what's wrong."

Doctors at Saratoga's first aid station refused to comment on Bejarano's situation. It was unknown whether Bejarano would require hospitalization.